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Private Equity Fund Lawyers in San Francisco

24 fund lawyers at 12 firms list private equity fund work in San Francisco.

Partners
24
all at partner level
Firms
12
ranked by partners
Most partners
Cooley
5 listed here
Of all in San Francisco
42%
24 of 57

Last verified Oct 23, 2026 against the firms’ own sites. How we check

Private equity fund attorneys in San Francisco, A to Z

24

Private Equity Fund Law Firms in San Francisco, by partners listed

All 12 ranked
  1. 1CooleySan Francisco5partners
  2. 2Kirkland & EllisSan Francisco · Los Angeles · Palo Alto4partners
  3. =2Morgan, Lewis & BockiusSan Francisco4partners
  4. 4Debevoise & PlimptonSan Francisco · Washington, D.C.2partners
  5. =4Sidley AustinSan Francisco2partners
  6. 6A&O ShearmanSan Francisco1partner
  7. =6Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerSan Francisco1partner
  8. =6Gunderson DettmerSan Francisco1partner

Questions

How many private equity fund attorneys does FundOpsHQ list in San Francisco?

24 partners at 12 firms. Last checked Oct 23, 2026. Each one is at partner level, and their firm's own bio page names private equity fund work.

Which private equity fund law firms have the most partners listed in San Francisco?

Cooley (5), Kirkland & Ellis (4) and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (4), counting the partners each firm's own website lists for private equity fund work in San Francisco. All 12 firms, ranked

Which other cities have the most private equity fund attorneys?

New York (292), Chicago (94) and Washington, D.C. (57).

What else do these lawyers work on?

The practices they list most alongside private equity fund work: fund formation (21), venture funds (17) and secondaries (11).

How many of these lawyers help set up new private equity funds?

21 of the 24 also list fund formation work, the setting up of a fund and its terms with investors.

How does a fund lawyer get on this list?

By being a partner, principal, shareholder or member whose firm's own website lists them for this work. FundOpsHQ reads each firm's public bio pages and dates every check. Nobody pays to be listed or to rank, and anyone listed can claim, correct or remove their profile. How the directory works

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